A lot of you have been asking us if federal cuts are affecting our work, and how you can help if it is.

Yes. Our work has been and continues to be impacted, and the ways are changing by the day. And yes, we need your help.

The federal cuts and regulatory rollbacks we are witnessing - the reversal of generations of work - will lead to contamination of our air, water, and land, increased costs for regional communities, and negative impacts on the health and safety of local families.

A resilient, equitable and thriving Greater Cincinnati is more dependent on local organizations and actions than ever. Green Umbrella needs your help to be able to sustain momentum on local climate action.

40% of our 2025 expense budget is impacted by the federal cuts. Your financial support will help Green Umbrella continue engaging communities, equipping them for action, planning impactful strategies, and mobilizing resources to local communities.

With gratitude,

Ryan Mooney-Bullock

Green Umbrella Executive Director

The Common Orchard Project is selling bulk and bagged compost from Camp Washington Urban Farm, where healthy compost piles made from local food scraps have been “cooking” for months.

The compost is available in 5-gallon bags and in bulk (at least 1 cubic yard) for pick up at Camp Washington Urban Farm. Compost orders and pickup times need to be reserved in advance.

Common Orchard Project’s composting brings new life to waste, transforming food scraps that would typically end up in landfills into premium, screened compost that is perfect for adding to raised beds, house plants, and your own potting soil blends.

The Midwest Regional Sustainability Summit is the largest sustainability conference in the Midwest, bringing together 650+ passionate and visionary leaders to share inspiring, forward-thinking, and solution-oriented ideas that propel us toward a healthier, more resilient, sustainable, and equitable future. Every year, the Summit recognizes three organizations, businesses, and/or individuals for their work in climate action in the Greater Cincinnati Region.

The Urban Farming Initiative (UFI) has released the first episode of their new podcast, Circular Food Podcast. Hosted by UFI Board President Kevin Mackey and UFI Executive Director Ben Booker, this podcast shares strengthening food systems by reducing waste and conserving resources at every point in the food production process.

This first episode features special guest Cincinnati Councilwoman Anna Albi to discuss the 2026 Impact Award, an exciting initiative dedicated to reducing gun violence by drastically reducing food insecurity across Cincinnati.

This Women’s History Month, Great Parks is kicking off a new programming series aimed at empowering women in the outdoors through skill development and community in a welcoming environment. This series kicks off with an archery class on March 29 and goes through October, covering activities like land navigation, kayaking, backcountry cooking, and paddle boarding. Learn more at the Great Parks website here.

You may have seen smoke around MetroParks of Butler County in the past couple of weeks - don’t worry, it’s on purpose!

Prescribed fires are planned burns to help land minimize spread of disease and pests, recycle nutrients back into the soil, and clear brush and other natural materials that can build bigger, more dangerous fires in the future.

MetroParks initiates prescribed burns at designated parks in the late winter and early spring. The burns are monitored by experienced professionals at every step to maintain control over the fire’s spread.

Wednesday, April 2 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm

Compost from the College Hill Rec Center’s Johnson-Su Bioreactor is now finished and ready to be harvested! At this event, we will harvest the compost and apply it to College Hill Rec’s garden beds. Harvesting finished compost involves shoveling compost from the bioreactor and sifting the compost through screens. Interested in this event? Learn more here!

Click here for the full Events Calendar. Members can submit events in the Green Umbrella online portal here.

Volunteer at Imago’s first Market in the Woods! Market in the Woods is a fundraising shopping event focused on sustainability and community consisting of two aspects: a vendor market and an Imago yard sale. The Imago yard sale will consist of donated secondhand items that Imago staff and volunteers will sell to raise funds for Imago. Market in the Woods will take place Saturday, April 5th from 10am to 4pm. There are volunteer shifts the day of the event and the week leading up to the event. Get involved here!

Great Parks is seeking a Director of Planning to lead their Planning Department, ensuring Great Parks’ master plans serve as a guide to the region’s future. The Director of Planning will establish and implement a land acquisition process based on conservation priorities, and oversee completion of assigned goals within applicable policies, laws and regulations as part of Great Parks’ strategic initiatives. A full job description and application process can be found here.

Have an event, volunteer opportunity, or job posting to share? Green Umbrella members can submit them via the online Membership Portal. To learn more about the benefits of becoming a member, click here.